Santa Anita Golf Course

We have played 2-rounds since your re-opening, 5/14 & 5/21. Both times we had had good experiences as

your staff exhibits the new protocols for handling golfers. The extended tee-time intervals at 10-min seems to work well, as both times we have come in under the 4-hour mark. And with a few exceptions, we have yet to wait on the foursome ahead of us to hit. Check-in has been good, and all the other golfers are adhering to the safe

distancing requirements, while wearing their masks. I must admit, once we tee off, our masks come off and

we fully enjoy our round. One suggestion I would have would be to open the to-go window and service golfers

making the turn, with at least beer, drinks and/or water, especially during the current heat wave. What’s the

difference between that, and any local drive-thru Restaurant now servicing customers.

Without the Snackstand, I’d rate your service a 7 out of 10.

With the Snackstand open, I’d rate you a 9/10 out of 10.

Came out to play here for the first time because of Erik Anders Lang’s YouTube vlog of the course. Interesting design. Tons of mounds in the fairways. Apparently there are old train cars under the fairway and lots of the fairways have rather large mounds in them which make for some interesting bounces and sidehill lies. The greens were in good shape, rolled smooth and held good shots well but they were a little hairy and most of my groups putts for the day were coming up short, even on the back 9 when we knew they were slow. Overall, had a nice time. Not a course I would tell someone they should play but it’s worth a look just to cross it off the list.

Staff is very bad attitude.. and short temper not professional handling situations...

My nephew and I walked this course in 4hrs 15min. The foursome in front of us used carts and the foursome behind us used carts. Both groups were slower than us. The staff took notice and gave us Gatorade and coupons for free Carts to use when we come back. Great day of competition and exercise.

Staff will tell you that they might not honor the price you paid on Golf Now.

I paid for ar round of golf as a “hot deal” including round and cart, when checking in, tee time attendant told me, “I’ll honor what you paid this time but next time to call first because I paid for a walking rate” .

I told him that was the reason I paid for the “hot deal”....

Just be aware of that...

Can see this course being really good when greens are well cut and gets some water. Perfect for what it was

Didn’t allow me to have my parent drive me in a cart

Took my daughter to play on Saturday afternoon. When we got there, they told us single rider only, which I understand. My daughter is not old enough to drive by herself while I prefer not to walk because I hurt my back a few weeks ago. So I asked for one riding and one walking. Guess what? They said no because they believe my girl will get into the cart. So I asked if that’s the guidance from County healthy department and the answer is “from our general manager”. We ended up leaving without play after spent 45 minutes driving there. Golfnow should list out such condition. Not sure if I can even get my money back! BTW, the guy at pro shop said S word in front of my daughter. Very very very bad experience, do NOT recommend AT ALL!!!!!!!!

I play Santa Anita often. Why? Its always in good shape for a public course. Great pace in the mornings when better golfers play. A bit slower in the afternoon. For a 119 slope course, it's not that easy. Using your Driver all the time, can put you in truoble. Here's a "on the green" Tip: 80% of the time the ball breaks away from the mountains. Enjoy! ;-)

Getting out early with a 7:25 AM tee time was very helpful in having a quick 3.5 hour round. Also, our foursome had two riders and two walkers, with the riders being in individual carts due to covid-19 social distancing guidelines. This really sped up the round. Greens were beautiful, though punched within a couple of weeks. Fairways were mostly beautiful with a few areas burned for lack of watering. The rough was very high, like US Open length, causing us to lo lose time to look for balls, some of them gone forever. I like this course. It has some wacky hills, especially on the 18th fairway where it is roomored to have old red cars from Los Angeles first mass transit trains buried in the fairway. The blind tee shot, doglegging right over trees and wackodoodle hills can really ruin your score card. But for the most part, even that part of the track is fun.

Greens were recently punched and sanded.Pace of play was 4 hours for our foresome.My group plays here on a regular basis...Opening restaurant can’t come soon enough...great spot for pre-round breakfast.

Trying to cancel my reservation for over two hours now and nobody is there to answer the phone. Not only that, their voice mailbox is full and you can not even leave a message to get a call back. If i am charged for my round tomorrow, i will be more than furious.

Made a time and never got a course verification from the course but did receive one from GolfNow. Showed up at the course and was closed. Heard from one of the labors that the course received a complaint of unlawful grouping of people and therefore was closed that morning. Received a notification from GolfNow 30 minutes before the tee time.

Only played the back 9 this time but played the whole course about a year ago. Not the longest course but what it lacks in distance it makes up for in layout. Will play this course as much as possible!!!

This is my 3rd time here. It's still a challenge. I love the layout and pin locations. The only negative thing was (and it's not the course's fault), the night before there was a huge wind storm that blew debris and downed many tree limbs, and it was too late for the crew to clean up. So, when playing, it was very easy to lose the golf balls, even directly on the fairway.

Other than that, I will definitely be coming back to this course.

Santa anita golf course might be good for the elderly Golf course is partly easy for a walk

It was not weekend but supper slow. Some players as beginner look like they have no trains of playing rules and played 2-3 balls for one play.

I had such a fabulous time playing there. The course layout was wonderful. It was a little crowded, however, we were NEVER rushed. I hope to get to play there again soon!